Shabby Chic Thread?

HariboJunkie

charleybabes wrote: »

well day one has started on my decorating my morning room

i bought some pale blue paint from wilkos called ice melt was only 8.99 and frome homebase i got classic cream from their own range, paintd two opposite walls in the blue and the other two in the cream, i thought the blue would be cold but its really fresh, cant wait to get all the furniture in and acccesories, im looking for now a blue and red pitcher type jug but a cheap one!

These look nice Charleybabes. Or this one on ebay.

vintagepleasure

Another dresser here http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dark-wood-dresser-and-display-cabinet-with-3-drawers_W0QQitemZ170198269773QQihZ007QQcategoryZ79633QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I think this one would look so nice painted and distressed a little.

charleybabes

haribo thanks for finding them for me, i like the second one. .thats what im after
im going to try and get hubby to take me to au naturele tomorrow as there is a big store near to were we are going out for the day, so might see if they have any like that there aswell..might be a bit cheaper aswell!!!

vivw_2

Am still trying to find fabric for my conservatory chairs . Found this on ebay. What do you all think? I know its not shabby chic but I'm not really one for flowers....like more the country look I suppose

rachelleblondel_2

This would be perfect for that shabby chic kitchen.....
french - wooden - egg - cabinet

luxor4t

Debenhams have a lovely cupcake range, currently 25% off!
I got a cake shaped timer for £6 (was £8)! Like this only pink, in my local store
http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10001_19812_208119_-1

vivw_2

Is it my imagination or is this dresser lopsided? There seem to be quite a few bids on it

COOLTRIKERCHICK

vivw wrote: »

Is it my imagination or is this dresser lopsided? There seem to be quite a few bids on it

could be just my eye sight lol... but does the bottom right foot type design seem shorted/been cut ?

ebaybaby

It could be the floor though, we had to "bump" one side of a little cabinet up once because our floors were so uneven.

icandream

Okay, let's see if this works, thanks to Kisto...

The mirror which I saved from the charity/car boot pile and chic-ed up, after inspiration from you guys. It looked like this:


and now looks like this:


Let's see if that works!

I feel so inspired by everything here, so wanted to share what I've done. I used a broken mother of pearl necklace for the square beads, and added pearl beads from a broken bracelet. The lace was from a whole lot I picked up at a car boot.